Liza Devlin

Specialist Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist

Liza’s interests lie in Sports, Exercise & Musculoskeletal medicine, particularly with lower limb injury in the recreational athlete. After graduating from University of Queensland in 1993, Liza spent two years working in outpatient musculoskeletal physiotherapy & in the field of Sports Physiotherapy prior to completing a postgraduate diploma in Sports Physiotherapy, at Curtin University, in Perth. Liza then worked for two years in a Manipulative Physiotherapy private practice while completing her Masters of Sports Physiotherapy, focusing on hamstring pain. During this time, Liza was working with Club & State Representative Rugby Union teams & Australian Division II Schoolboys Rugby Union.

Upon return to Queensland, she has then had further experience as a private locum before establishing this practice in 1999. She has worked with Qld Schoolboys Rugby, Qld Suburban Representative Rugby Union, the Qld Rugby Union Referees Association, Club Rugby Union, Junior Rugby Union, & Tertiary Rugby League, as well as lecturing for Sports Medicine Australia. Liza has also worked as a Clinical Supervisor at University of Queensland in the Masters of Sports Physiotherapy programme. Liza works with the Medicals Rugby Union Club. Liza has a specific interest in sports injuries treatment & their prevention. She has always had an interest in postures & movement patterns & is currently combining this interest with her new hobbies of photography & renovation.

Liza has a specific interest in sports injuries & their prevention. Liza is a member of the Australian Physiotherapy Association, Sports Physiotherapy Australia, Physiotherapy Business Australia, Sports Medicine Australia and the Australian College of Physiotherapists.

Liza enjoys the challenge of treating tendon pathology and helping patients avoid if possible or delay, total knee replacements, knee arthroscopes and total hip replacements.

In 2011, Liza  experimented with minimalist running training & completed the Brisbane Half Marathon, the Toowoomba Ridge to Ridge Half Marathon & her first full Marathon in Toowoomba after just 12 weeks training. Liza ran the Twilight Half & Brisbane Running Festival half in 2014 with the added challenge of pushing Xavier in the running pram. August 2014, Liza & Xavier (Pram running) completed the Sunshine Coast Marathon in about four & a quarter hours.

Liza achieved acceptance as a Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists (FACP) in 2009 with the graduation ceremony in October 2011. Liza was appointed by the Australian College of Physiotherapists as a Facilitator to assist candidates through the two year Sports and Exercise Specialisation process, as one of only two inaugural Sports and Exercise Specialisation Facilitators in Australia, for the first training programme. In 2015, Liza was appointed by the Australian College of Physiotherapists as Facilitator for another cohort of candidates undertaking the specialisation process.

Liza is a certified Specialist Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist of which there are less than 100 Australia-wide.

Alongside clinical practice, Liza has an interest in Rugby coaching and currently volunteers with a GPS U12 squad, having completed Level One Rugby Coaching.

 

  • Phty. University of Queensland. 1993.
  • PGDip Sports Phty. Curtin University. 1996.
  • Masters Sports Phty. Curtin University. 1998.
  • APA Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist. 1999.
  • *Specialist Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist as awarded by the Australian college of Physiotherapy 2009 – Fellow of the Australian College of Physiotherapists. 2009(FACP).

Anthony Dantel

Senior Physiotherapist – On Call

Anthony graduated from the University of Queensland in 2015 with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy (Hons). Since graduating, Anthony has worked in the public health sector at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital with numerous different patient populations. He has spent time working with Musculoskeletal and orthopaedic injuries. He currently works as a Senior Physiotherapist in the Emergency Department at the Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane while managing occasional Monday evenings here at PaddoPhysio.

Throughout university Anthony worked as a student physiotherapist with Brisbane State High School Rugby Union teams and volunteered to work as a student physiotherapist with the Queensland Reds Women’s and Youth Rugby teams. Currently Anthony enjoys treating a wide variety of conditions including low back and neck pain as well as lower limb injuries, and is looking to begin studying his Master’s in Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy soon.

Outside of work, Anthony keeps fit by playing Australian Rules Football with the Redcliffe Tigers. He also enjoys snowboarding around the world, including Japan.

Reggie Heywood

Senior Physiotherapist

Reggie received his Masters in Physiotherapy from the University of Queensland in 2020 after working as an Exercise Physiologist & Sports Scientist since 2016. He also pursued an honours thesis during his undergraduate studies looking at the effects of high intensity interval training (HIIT) in people with cancer, which led to publishing two additional exercise physiology articles in peer reviewed journals. From this, he has developed expertise in delivering evidence-based interventions for enhancing quality and ease of movement to allow people to be their strongest and healthiest.

Years of experience in strength & conditioning coaching for a range of sports, as well as a personal background in competitive weightlifting, has allowed Reggie to develop an understanding of the training demands of athletes ranging from developmental to Olympic levels. Combining this with a passion for teaching anatomy, Reggie appreciates the intricacies of human movement and how optimising physical function can help people achieve their health and performance goals.

Reggie is experienced with practices in dry needling and western acupuncture, and has particular interest in diagnosing and treating neck, back and shoulder pain in addition to all types of sports injuries. He also likes to treat injuries following motor vehicle accidents, pre/post orthopaedic surgery rehab and dizziness/vertigo management.

Maddi Nelson

Receptionist

Maddi enjoys working here as a receptionist alongside managing creative pursuits. She relishes the flexibility to engage in outdoor activities including bouldering and hiking.

She loves the opportunity to discuss new travel ideas and plans, and is always available to help out with any concerns or enquiries patients have.

Tilly Fowodu

Receptionist

Tilly is currently working here as a receptionist alongside studying a Bachelor of Built Environment at Queensland University of Technology. She has had previous experience working as a receptionist at a Podiatry clinic in Hervey Bay and is enjoying the transition to our new digital system.

She is always happy to have a chat and answer any questions you might have!

Xavier Devlin

Junior Receptionist

Xavier Devlin joined the team at Paddington Physiotherapy in early 2013. He has had a busy time greeting patients in his role as Customer Liaison Officer and Junior Receptionist.

Xavier has started high school but in his spare time, Xavier enjoys his running, having competed in two City2South runs, Brisbane Running Festival 10km & half, Twilight Bay Run, Variety Club Santa Run, & the Twilight Half Marathon & the Sunshine Coast Marathon.

Xavier is also a regular at Swimming training and Swim meets. He trains with Liza at Ballymore doing our special Rugby Cross training sessions and plays at GPS Rugby, Yoku Road. He is doing some running training as well as martial arts with the local Nintai Shinnen Ryu Jujutsu group at PCYC Lang Park.

Couch Trixie Devlin

Pawsonal Trainer

She balances her energetic training as Pawsonal Trainer with some well earned rest. But she knows too much couch time can be problematic.

Active Trixie Devlin

Pawsonal Trainer

Trixie loves a fast run for cardio and can spring like a gazelle.

Kitty Devlin

Walk-Leader & Mobile Marketing Manager

Kitty or Kathrine Regina as she was more formally known, was part of the team here from March 2006 to March 2015. Kitty was our walk-leader, fitness assistant, mobile marketing manager & mascot for Med Rugby, being one of the few dogs allowed into Ballymore.

Kitty completed 8km of the Brisbane 1/2 Marathon, 11km of the Toowoomba Ridge to Ridge Half Marathon & 16km of the Toowoomba Marathon, & various runs with the Brisbane Road Runners, which were great efforts for such short legs. We will miss her greatly.